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Exploring the Crazy Xerox Memorywriter 645S to Get Video Out

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pOdDaL4TgmU

I picked up this typewriter recently solely because it had 5.25" floppy drives in it because...well that's just weird. But it turned out to be shockingly more interesting than I thought it would be. It's all but literally a PC inside! I want to say more but the video is kind of a journey of discovery that I don't want to spoil so I'll just leave it at t...

Archiving Manuals and Software for 70s & 80s S-100 Computers, the First Steps

I've been putting a lot of effort over the last couple of weeks into getting set up to be able to archive all of the media I got with the S-100 computers and I'm finally at a point where I can get started on everything! This video is mostly just giving an updated on my progress with figuring out what all I have, the workflows I've settled on, and how it works. I've got a TON of stuff to scan and it's probably going to take me months working on it off and on. Considering I've only had the comp...

Monroe Adding Machine

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVZZQT0GTdw

I ended up trying to make a video anyway after I said I wouldn't be able to and managed to just fit it in between other projects. This is one I remembered I had everything ready to go for after finding my Burroughs calculator recently after the move which I really needed to make this video the way I envisioned. I'm still uploading the video as I post thi...

Probably no video this week while working on longer term projects

Hello, I wanted to give you a heads up that it's looking like I probably won't be able to get a video done this week. I've got a thing this weekend I need to prepare for and so far this week I've put most of my time into this project: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/169I3v8Z0MSMUkzjK8socbPL-gb5KFct5aQrW1HMJprE/preview a cataloging of all the documentation ...

I Got IMSAI 8080 and CompuPro S-100 Computers!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9smGRJK99I

Here is the video I mentioned I was working on, I changed my plans for it a bit and pushed to get it done last night so I could get some other stuff done today.

I had the unbelievable chance to pick up these S-100 based mini computers and I am extremely excited to start getting into them! This video was a bit of a challenge to make thought becaus...

Background Update Video

Hello! It's been a long time now since I've made one of these (I think since I moved into the office) and I really wanted to get out some thoughts I've been having on how the office setup, making videos, and now streaming is going. It's been a crazy few weeks or months for me now but I'm really happy with how things are going!

(The audio may not be great because I just threw my phone up to record while I had some down time and just uploaded it straight from there so I could get back to...

Compaq Portable III First look and Getting to Boot

Link: https://youtu.be/1tsBtkVJ5BI

This video was a little rushed because the last couple weeks have been unexpectedly hectic for me. I really wanted to get this last video on the items I was given done but ran out of time to do it normally so I decided to try again at making a video while streaming. So it's not my usual or preferred quality. (as of the time of posting it may still be processing as well because I just...

Computer stuff pt2 - Checking Out Tons of Old CPUs, Video Cards, Motherboards, HDDs, and More

Link: https://youtu.be/JkF6OqQGl3o

I've got the second part of looking at everything I picked up done and and man was this one a lot more difficult to put together than I anticipated. The whole video is made up of almost entirely one unmoving camera angle so I tried to put a lot of effort into refaming for each thing I was looking at so the video could feel a bit more "active". There was also a bit more research invol...

Investigating Massive Assortment of PCs

Video: https://youtu.be/vVEH_vx6y80

This was an unexpected video. I had someone reach out about needing to rehome what ended up being a substantial amount of hardware on short-ish notice. I was able to get in tough and pick it all up so I figured it would make for an interesting series of videos to look through what all is here.

So it was very impromptu and since there was so much to go through it ended up bein...

HP-41CX Dream Calculator 1st Look - Supporter Extended Version

Video: https://youtu.be/F9PbGkXxl8E

I'm really amazed to even be making this video but a viewer named Alan was kind enough to send me this incredible HP-41CX! This is a first draft extended version of my entire first experience with it and I'll be trying to cut it down to something shorter for a public release. Really I feel like this is the more complete version but no one is going to click on a 40 minute ...

USB ISA Adapter Is Worth the Trouble

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgtvVi_mjjg

This video is the followup to my FreeDOS on the 5150 project that follows along with why I wanted FAT32 on it so badly. But it ended up becoming a much bigger project because it turns out there is a whole world of nonsense going on with these USB adapter cards. So I researched what the deal with them is and what you can do to make them work. And they do...

Preview - Getting FreeDOS on an IBM 5150

This video has been kicking my butt for a while and I really wanted to get it done for a release this morning but it just didn't work out. I'm still editing this now but wanted to give you a preview release, I'm going to keep working on this one tonight with the intention of having a final release tomorrow morning.

I mentioned I was trying to setup my 5150 as a nice office computer with freedos and USB support and it turned out actually installed FreeDOS was a much bigger problem than ...

Data General MicroNova Teardown - Live Video Edit

Video Link: https://youtu.be/qrZAgmd7rqw

I had some family stuff take up a bunch of my time and some unexpected set backs on my current video project again so I decided to take a shot at editing a live stream down to a normal video. So here is my teardown and planning on the MicroNova.

This is definitely rough around the edges but I feel like this worked out better than I really thought it would. I need to make ...

MailCall 0x0A: Mail from viewers like you!

Video Link: https://youtu.be/MRysNiEgjZ8

I'm still working on a more complicated video that is taking time to get finished so I decided to record a mail video in the mean time. I tried out using some new filming tactics for this one and I feel like was mixed results.

There were some pretty amazing things sent in this time and I definitely need to check them out in videos that I'm really appreciative for!

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Data General Minicomputers: The First Step

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYrG5A3ES_w

The Data Generals are in the office and it's time to take the first step to get working on them!

I had a lot of ways I wanted to approach making this video but it has been really overwhelming with how much interest there has been on these. So I decided not to explain everything I'm thinking about with it as much and decided to set myself som...

Multiple Project Updates

Hello, I wanted to give you all an few updates because I've been working on a few projects and have been having some setbacks but still making progress. Right now I'm working on three different videos with the most significant one being visible in the picture there.

Data Generals:
The Data Generals are in the office! Finally I've been able to work out a day to get these moved in and have begun working on setting them up. This was part of a larger task though that isn't done yet as I...

Video Preview - My Complete Byte Magazine Collection

Video Links:
Main Video: https://youtu.be/gr8_jju90TA
Extra: https://youtu.be/dCVigK6VDYM

This might be the most work I've ever put into a video, I have finished putting together and protecting a 100% complete collection of Byte magazine I have assembled! I'm super excited about this one because I've been hiding it for months and have wanted to...

Stream Vod : 1st Parts Shopping for Ultra XConnect on Caps Wiki - TT Live

Link: https://youtu.be/9zNicIqk9pE

I'm experimenting with different workflows for finishing documenting things on caps wiki and tried to do a stream of just parts shopping so I could start getting parts for some of the things I've worked on ordered. Well, I think like parts picking may not be the most "efficient" way to do it because I only go through one device because of the recommendations from viewers changing my ...

Yesterday's Stream VoDs

Hello, I'm going to be getting back to having the stream recordings ready as soon as I can again now that I'm not self embargoing them to hide caps.wiki.

This ended up being a really great stream for me and I had a lot of awesome help on some stuff that I really appreciated! I've been afraid to tackle my VIC-20 and AT&T 6300 for a long time and while I'm actually only more skeptical that I'll get the VIC-20 going now, the 6300 seems like it has a bright future after this! Now that ...

Stream Recordings Ready

Hello again! Today I released the final version of the Caps Wiki announcement video which let me finish up some stream recordings I've been holding off on. I was filling in pages on the wiki live since I have a smaller following there. Now that it's out I can release the videos so people can see how it was being used!

But I have three streams worth of videos I'll be releasing this week (actually four since I'm going to stream tomorrow as well as per my stream schedule). The set of vide...

Video Preview - Caps Wiki Announcement & HowTo

Video Link: https://youtu.be/sYnE9KS-uFI

Hello! I'm so anxious about this video, a lot of progress has been made on https://caps.wiki and I feel it's ready for release. So this will be the public launch video for it! Actually this is just a preview for supporters because I still need to film the printout. But the video itself should be the same.

If you d...

Video Preview: Wordle 50 Years Ago

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JutMVLBoNPc

The next video is nearly done, I need to add the print out and I'm thinking about adding some more info about the base subject but this is mostly done.

I've had an interest in the game mastermind over the years and was gifted Digits for christmas. It spurred me on to go looking into other things about it and with the popularity of wordle at ...

Today's Live Stream Recording

Hello, if you missed today's stream I put it up on my second channel. I didn't get to as many topics as I planned so the one video is the whole thing this time.

I know twitch streams won't be every one's cup of tea and I nearly forgot to post the link for the stream here today. So it might be better if you want notifications/emails of when I go live to follow the channel on twitch as well here: https://www.twitch.tv...

Live Stream

Link: https://www.twitch.tv/techtangents

I'm going live at the office again to do some testing and cap mapping!

Early Preview: Building a New Industrial Model M!

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJEJIAInEyE


The next video is almost done, I'm just polishing it a bit more here and there and want to try and cut it down a bit more before the final release. But it's mostly finished now so I figured I'd give everyone an early look at it.

I was so relieved to get a call a few days ago that a package was found that I wanted to open in the ...

Caps.wiki - The community device repair wiki I am starting!

Hello! I'm really excited today to share the beginnings of https://caps.wiki/ which is the repair wiki I'm starting for people to share information on repairing vintage electronics! Although any repair information someone wants to put up there will fine with me. This is a soft launch to supporters only for now, I'll be announcing it more publicly as I become more confident in how I have the site set up.

So, what is this? This i...

Stream Replay - Capacitor Mapping and Hardware Testing

First off, I've broken up the stream recording into a playlist made of different videos for each section of the stream:

Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLdH-d_12mianm28jfoYarZWuuodqkg2fB

Videos:
Starting Stream Series by Cap Mapping a Mediavision Pro Audio Spectrum - TT Live: https://y...

Live Streaming From the Office - Diagnosing, Testing, and Video Research

Stream link: https://www.twitch.tv/techtangents

Hello! I'm going to be livestreaming some work today at the office for the first time in the format I'm really excited about! If you can't make it, don't worry, I'm recording the whole thing as well and will have it up on my second channel afterwards.

Preview Office Vlog 0x0B - Workbench Design and Build with Blender

Hello! It's been a little while, I spent a bit of time out of town with family over the holidays and am spooling up to knock out a few projects now. This first one was a HUGE one for me to get done that opens the floodgates for more now. I've designed and built a workbench for bigger projects! I haven't had a space for this since I got the EE bench which was more of a problem than I initially realized. I'm really looking forward to having a solid work space now!

This video goes through...

Office Vlog 0x0A - Ready to Stream and Checking for Roof Leaks

Video Link: https://youtu.be/T--wKYgJ7YE

Here's the final revision of the next office vlog. I cut out a fair bit that didn't really need to be there from the last one, finished up the color processing, and did some audio tweaks. Some of the cut parts might be used in future vlogs since I'm recording these non-linearly now.

The mail video may also have to be released as is, I've started a claim with the shipping...